GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |